Category Archives: First Year Archive

Cue: There are many effects of the pill, in which case I speak to Simran who openly talks about her struggles with the Pill and the different pills she went on for both acne and contraceptive reasons. In Words: “Hi…

University is often referred to as the ‘best days of your life’ however for some this experience is shattered. Sexual harassment and violence are at epidemic levels in the UK with a third of female students encountering sexual assault on…

Living in London anyone can tell you that the price of food isn’t exactly cheap. As we get closer and closer to the students final instalment of their maintenance loan. We spoke to some students about their budgets for food…

Is it getting more difficult to find good housing as a student in London? As students near the end of their first year at university so do their housing contracts, which results in mass panic as to where they will…

Peter Wilson, a councellor and life coach from Samaritans has called out to students to speak up about depression they might be feeling, even if they are embarrassed about their feelings. ‘Students don’t want to worry their family or friends…

Cue: Tate Britain is marking the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalization of male homosexuality in England with their new exhibition- Queer British Art, 1861-1967. This monumental exhibition explores LBTQ themes in art over a pivotal decade fro LBTQ rights. I spoke with…

(Photo: https://pixabay.com) After being scrutinized and amended multiple times, Bob Blackman’s bill to help aid homeless people has finally been passed by parliament. The legislation’s official name; the ‘Homelessness Reduction Act’ will ensure that rough sleepers will no longer be turned…

One million people in the UK are declared homeless and half of those are forced to call the streets their ‘home’, MP Bob Blackmans homeless reduction bill makes it the law for councils to provide help to those who are…

Pinner Wood School, in Pinner, North West London, was closed on 23rd March, by Harrow Council after a chalk mine tunnel below it “partially collapsed”. This is after a crater opened up in the tarmac of the staff car park at…